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48 Hours in the Metaverse

Briar Prestidge, the CEO and Founder of Prestidge Group, a serial entrepreneur, and Web3 enthusiast ventures into uncharted waters to answer the question: “What is the metaverse?” by spending 48 hours in the metaverse. The independent documentary chronicles Prestidge in real life and as an avatar in the metaverse as she’s locked in a hotel room and spends 48 hours non-stop in virtual reality and across metaverse platforms.
This journey takes her across 33 worlds within several metaverses and leads her into conversations with 21 metaverse world-builders, CEOs, and thought leaders, including Timmu Tokè, Athena Demos, Austin “Cause” Caine, and Christi Fenison. In the virtual worlds, Briar has in-depth discussions around safety, business possibilities, social impact, healthcare ramifications, and more while simultaneously attempting to eat, rest, and use the bathroom in real life while fighting to keep nausea and exhaustion at bay. In between, she meditates, exercises socializes, plays games, parties, and sleeps while still wearing an Oculus VR Headset. In addition to pushing the limits of what the human body can do. endure within the metaverse, Briar sets the tone for what the future holds within this raw, unfiltered, first-hand, empirical documentary of the metaverse.

  • Briar Prestidge
    Director
  • Briar Prestidge
    Producer
  • Georgia Smithwick
    Producer
  • Alex Tabbah
    Camera Operators
  • Rupesh Tamang
    Camera Operators
  • Niloufar Namvar
    Production Assistant
  • Loujain Najjar
    Creative Lead
  • Thomas Firma
    Post-Production
  • Aidan Shahbazkhani
    Post-Production
  • Timmu Tõke
    Guests
  • Harold Dickenson Jr
    Guests
  • Paul Hamilton
    Guests
  • Lorenzo Cordioli
    Guests
  • Jérémy Denisty
    Guests
  • James Gaubert
    Guests
  • Austin "Cause" Caine
    Guests
  • Christi Fenison
    Guests
  • Christopher Crescitelli
    Guests
  • Celeste Lear
    Guests
  • Doug Jacobson
    Guests
  • Athena Demos
    Guests
  • Lance Powell
    Guests
  • Heather Bucalos
    Guests
  • Sid Desai
    Guests
  • Nik Vassev
    Guests
  • Jeff Kim
    Guests
  • Alex Azzi
    Guests
  • Julie Smithson
    Guests
  • Helen Lundström Erwin
    Guests
  • Ben Erwin
    Guests
  • Juliana Loh
    Guests
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Tech, Reality, Informative
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 15 minutes 5 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 20, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    50,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United Arab Emirates
  • Country of Filming:
    United Arab Emirates
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • 48 Hours in the Metaverse premiere - Roxy cinemas
    Dubai
    United Arab Emirates
    December 14, 2022
    MENA premiere
  • 48 Hours in the Metaverse premiere - Altspace
    Altspace
    December 15, 2022
    Altspace
Director Biography - Briar Prestidge

Briar Prestidge is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of Prestidge Group (www.prestidgegroup.com), a leading personal branding, PR and speaker relations agency managing HNWI, C-level executives, technology experts, celebrities, government officials and investors, with offices in Dubai, New York, and London.

Briar also has a corporate power suit collection BRIAR PRESTIDGE - The Label (www.briarprestidge.com), a premium suit label made from fine wool and cashmere. In 2022 at World’s First Metaverse Fashion Week, they dropped their virtual spin-off NFT power suit collection on leading VR platform, Decentraland.

She also is a Strategic Advisor for Scopernia, future proofing organizations and preparing them for Web3 and sits on the board for the Metaverse Fashion Council.

A qualified Digital Marketer, Speech-Language Pathologist and Neuro-Linguistic Programming Business Practitioner with an international career (originally from New Zealand), Briar is obsessed with PR, emerging tech, VR/ AR/ the metaverse, continual learning, business and entrepreneurship.

Briar was named Top 100 Most Influential in the United Arab Emirates, and she has been featured across Entrepreneur, Forbes, OSN, Emirates Women, Marie Claire, Grazia and The National in recognition of her work, and she is often asked to speak on regional and global stages.

As a mentor and coach for startups, Briar works with The Founders Institute and one of the world's largest entrepreneurial networks, TiE, and she also provides one-on-one and group session coaching for entrepreneurs.

Briar advocates the role of maintaining a healthy body and mind plays in the success of entrepreneurs and corporate professionals, which is why she wrote the recipe book “Hunger for Success – A recipe book and stories from an unlikely entrepreneur,” to be released in 2023.

When Briar isn’t working or travelling, you can find her at the gym, HIIT classes or running, spending time with friends (in real life or virtually…), or studying something new.

For media inquiries, speaking engagements, coaching or for more info on their agency’s services or fashion label, please email her brand manager Georgia@prestidgegroup.com.

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